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A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreNov. 19, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
StrathmoreDec. 17 – 19 Join Maria-Clara and the Nutcracker Prince as they set off for a magical adventure…in modern day New York City.
Becoming Jane
National GeographicNov. 22, 2019 – Jun. 1, 2020 Explore Dr. Goodall’s early years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous behavioral research on chimps.
Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22, 2020 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Step Afrika! Step Xplosion
StrathmoreSun. Jan 12, 2020 Tracing step’s roots to the African American percussive traditions of patting juba, hambone, ring shout, and tap.
Gloria! A Baroque Italian Christmas
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchDec. 13 – 18 Folger Consort journeys to Venice for the holiday's with Vivaldi's beloved Gloria in D, RV589.
Soul Divas
Signature TheatreNov. 19 – 23 Signature singers honor the celebrated chanteuses whose unbelievable voices lifted our spirits.
Washington Performing Arts: Damien Sneed
Sixth & ISat. Dec 7 Pianist, organist, vocalist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and educator Damien Sneed does it all.
My Fair Lady
The Kennedy CenterDec. 17, 2019 – Jan. 19, 2020 From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly)
Dave Koz & Friends
StrathmoreMon. Dec 9 Koz and special guests bring the cheer like never before, performing fresh renditions of Christmas classics as well as a Hanukkah medley and hits from his catalog.
A Jazz New Year's Eve: Branford Marsalis
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 31 Ring in 2020 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater.
Spotlights
A Christmas Carol
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre LabNov. 29 – Dec. 29
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020
National Philharmonic: Holiday Singin' Pops
StrathmoreFri. Dec 6
The Second City's Love, Factually
The Kennedy CenterDec. 3 – 29
NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14
The Washington Chorus: A Candlelight Christmas
The Kennedy CenterDec. 15 – 22
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25, 2020
A Christmas Carol
Ford's TheatreNov. 21, 2019 – Jan. 1, 2020
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
